Morning Mix: Isaiah Washington Cut From 'Grey's Anatomy'

By
Michael Corones

Headlines:Isaiah Washington, axed from "Grey's Anatomy," says he's "mad as hell" that they're not going to take him anymore... Richie Samboraenters rehab... With Fred Thompson testing the presidential waters, Sam Waterston is now in line to take his spot as the fictitious New York District Attorney... To the elation of wonks everywhere, it has been announced that Angelina Jolie has joined the Council on Foreign Relations... "Young Frankenstein," the musical based on Mel Brooks's 1974 film comedy, will not feature a crestfallen Cloris Leachman... Sean Connery says he is having "too much damned fun" as a retiree and will not reprise his role as Indiana Jones's father... A man single-handedly trying to undo New York City's tough guy image is suing Borat for "emotional damage." (Note to dude: Try running out of gas in the intersection of 38th & 6th during rush hour and then we'll talk.)

Rumor Mill:Britney reported to be dating her drug counselor... Beloved D.C. native son Dave Chappelle is doing semi-regular sets at the Laugh Factory in L.A. (Please let this mean we'll see more of him.)... Joy Division, the sneaker, apparently in the works... Beliefnet says Tony Soprano is going to hell... Bob Barker's microphone for sale on eBay. (I'd pay $7 American not to have to touch it.)

i wonder what isaiah washington has up his sleeve? unless he's got some blockbuster photos in a secret dossier, i think he will indeed be "taking it." and not to the bank either. pride, as that "fictional" book says, goes before a fall.

i'm glad sam waterston gets to be the DA. seems like that should have happened some time ago but then we wouldn't have gotten to see dianne weist and fred thompson do their thang. i wonder who will take the top spot for ADA, though. surely not the woman, character name rubrirosa?, they've got in the 2nd chair right now. and i'm not sorry to see briscoe's partner, cassidy, go.

Isaiah Washington is a jacka$$ (not Johnny Knoxville kind). The fool knew his firing was going to happen. He should just shut-up and beg his wife's forgiveness because being married to an out of actor is no fun.

- Britney and her drug counselor are planning to a new rehab facility for repeaters called "Oops I did it again".

Look, I have no idea what Beliefnet is, but it is pretty clear that everyone who commented on it did not bother to read the column. The folks at Beliefnet do not believe that Tony Soprano is actually going to hell. In fact, it seems they're pretty big fans of the show. They just used the show as a jumping off point to talk about sin. It's really not that crazy. I hate fundamentalist religious people as much as the next guy, but I also hate fundamentalist atheists. I wish everybody would just shut up and go back to worshipping in their churches/mosques/synagogues/whatever and stay off my Celebritology message board.